• More realistic estimates of revenue changes from tax cuts 

      Thoresen, Thor Olav; Aasness, Jørgen; Jia, Zhiyang (Discussion Papers;No. 545, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: Procedures of revenue estimation of changes in the personal income tax are discussed. Using revenue estimates of the 2006 tax cuts in the personal income tax in Norway as an example, we show that estimates of ...
    • Moving beyond expectations. From cohort-component to microsimulation projections 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Leknes, Stefan; Løkken, Sturla A. (Discussion Paper;No. 999, Working paper, 2023-03)
      Population projections are predominantly made using the cohort-component method (CCM). The opportunities for further development within that framework are limited. Lately, with advances in technical and computational ...
    • Predicting the path of labor supply responses when state dependence matters. 

      Vattø, Trine Engh; Jia, Zhiyang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The standard labor supply model ignores possible inertia originating from individuals’ previous labor supply decisions and assumes immediate adjustments to policy reforms. In this study we develop a model where past labor ...
    • Regional mobilitet og yrkesaktivitet blant helsefagarbeidere og sykepleiere. Personer utdannet i 2009 

      Kornstad, Tom; Jia, Zhiyang; Hjemås, Geir; Beyrer, Svetlana (Rapporter;2021/4, Report, 2021-01-21)
      Denne rapporten studerer hvorvidt det er regionale forskjeller i flyttemønster og yrkesaktivitet blant de to største yrkesgruppene av helsepersonell i helse- og omsorgssektoren, sykepleiere og helsefagarbeidere. I følge ...
    • Regional variasjon i sykefraværet blant sykepleiere og helsefagarbeidere 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Kornstad, Tom; Beyrer, Svetlana; Hjemås, Geir (Rapporter;2021/19, Report, 2021-06-01)
    • Retirement behavior of working couples in Norway. A dynamic programming approach 

      Jia, Zhiyang (Discussion Papers;No. 405, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: This paper aims to provide an empirical analysis of the joint retirement behavior of working couples in Norway. A dynamic programming model is specified and estimated on micro data. The estimation results show ...
    • Social security pension generosity and the effect on household saving 

      Halvorsen, Elin; Jia, Zhiyang; Kruse, Herman; Vigtel, Trond Christian (Discussion Paper;No. 989, Working paper, 2022-09)
      This paper examines the substitution between pension wealth and household saving by studying Norway’s 2011 pension reform. The analysis identifies the effect of reductions in social security pension generosity on household ...
    • Spousal influence on early retirement behavior 

      Jia, Zhiyang (Discussion Papers;No. 406, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: In this paper, we use a binary choice panel data model to analyze married individuals.retirement behavior in Norway when a new option, AFP early retirement becomes available. We focus our study on the influence ...
    • A stochastic model for the utility of income 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Strøm, Steinar; Jia, Zhiyang (Discussion Papers;No. 358, Working paper, 2003)
      Abstract: In this paper we discuss a general framework for analyzing labor supply behavior in the presence of complicated budget- and quantity constraints of which some are unobserved. The point of departure is that an ...
    • The effect of pension wealth on private savings. Results from an extended life cycle model 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Zhu, Weizhen (Discussion papers;697, Working paper, 2012-07)
      An extended life cycle model is used to investigate how variation in the level of expected pensions influences non-pension wealth accumulation. We try to explain why the offset effects between pension wealth and private ...
    • The path of labor supply adjustment: Sources of lagged responses to tax-benefit reforms 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Vattø, Trine Engh (Discussion Papers;No. 854, Working paper, 2016-12-05)
      The standard static labor supply model ignores that it takes time for individuals to adjust to a tax-benefit reform. A labor supply decision model is developed that allows for lagged responses in terms of state dependence, ...
    • Theoretical and practical arguments for modeling labor supply as a choice among latent jobs 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Jia, Zhiyang; Kornstad, Tom; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion papers;692, Working paper, 2012-06)
      Models of labor supply derived from stochastic utility representations and discretized sets of feasible hours of work have gained popularity because they are more practical than standard approaches based on marginal calculus. ...
    • Tilbudsvirkninger ved skattereformer: virkninger av utvalgte skattereformer simulert ved modellen LOTTE-arbeid 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Jia, Zhiyang; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Skatteberegningsmodellen LOTTE er en viktig komponent i modellapparatet som Forskningsavdelingen i Statistisk sentralbyrå har tilrettelagt for dem som arbeider med å utforme politikk. Modellen brukes til å beregne effekter ...
    • Utility of income as a random function : behavioral characterization and empirical evidence 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Strøm, Steinar; Jia, Zhiyang (Discussion Papers;No. 431, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: The paper proposes a particular approach to model the utility of income. We develop a theoretical framework that restricts the class of admissible functional forms and distributions of the random components ...
    • Utility of income as a random function: Behavioral characterization and empirical evidence 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Strøm, Steinar; Jia, Zhiyang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)
      The paper proposes a particular approach to model the utility of income. We develop a theoretical framework that restricts the class of admissible functional forms and distributions of the random components of the model. ...
    • Welfare effects of tax policy change when there are choice restrictions on labour supply 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion Paper;No. 959, Working paper, 2021-08)
      Information about individual choices of heterogeneous agents. Results can for example be used to describe the distributional effects of tax policy change, such as the effects on changes in money metric utility – distributions ...
    • Who and how many can work from home in Norway? - Evidence from task descriptions 

      Holgersen, Henning; Jia, Zhiyang; Svenkerud, Simen (Discussion Paper;No. 935, Working paper, 2020-06)
      The COVID-19 crisis has forced great societal changes, including forcing many to work remotely (work from home) in an effort to increase social distancing. The ability to work fromhome has long been considered a perk, but ...
    • Who and how many can work from home? Evidence from task descriptions 

      Holgersen, Henning; Jia, Zhiyang; Svenkerud, Simen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      The Covid-19 crisis has forced great societal changes, including forcing many to work from home (WFH) in an effort to limit the spread of the disease. The ability to work from home has long been considered a perk, but we ...
    • Work less but stay longer - Mature worker response to a flexibility reform 

      Hernæs, Erik; Jia, Zhiyang; Piggott, John; Vigtel, Trond Christian (Discussion Paper;No. 937, Working paper, 2020-08)
      Reducing the eligibility age for pension benefits is considered by many as a policy that will discourage labor supply by mature workers. This paper analyzes a recent Norwegian pension reform which effectively lowered the ...
    • Økonomiske virkninger av to tiltak for likere lønn 

      Eika, Torbjørn; Jia, Zhiyang; Kornstad, Tom (Rapporter;2008/21, Research report, 2008)
      Kvinnelige lønnstakere tjener i gjennomsnitt betydelig mindre enn menn. Regjeringen satte derfor ned et utvalg - Likelønnskommisjonen - som blant annet skulle vurdere hva som kan bidra til å redusere de systematiske ...